spanish sailors on fox now numbering approximately 200 . once the meal was finished , cooke allowed all of the captives to return to their boats and row for shore without the conditions of parole , although he retained the captured gun ##boats . cooke led his small squadron past co ##rre ##gi ##dor on 15 january and turned south . four days later in a storm one of the gun ##boats broke its tow line and was never seen again , lost with its twelve crew . the frigates subsequently scout ##ed mindanao before reaching za ##mbo ##anga on 22 january . there cooke raised spanish colours in an attempt to dec ##ei ##ve the authorities into supplying food and water to his squadron but sy ##bill
spanish sailors on fox now numbering approximately 200. once the meal was finished, cooke allowed all of the captives to return to their boats and row for shore without the conditions of parole, although he retained the captured gunboats. cooke led his small squadron past corregidor on 15 january and turned south. four days later in a storm one of the gunboats broke its tow line and was never seen again, lost with its twelve crew. the frigates subsequently scouted mindanao before reaching zamboanga on 22 january. there cooke raised spanish colours in an attempt to deceive the authorities into supplying food and water to his squadron but sybill